Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat, is participating in the “AlUla” Conference for Emerging Market Economies in Saudi Arabia. The conference, organised by the Saudi Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), began on Sunday, and will continue for two days under the theme “Building Resilience in a Changing World.”
The annual high-level conference aims to foster dialogue and cooperation to address the economic challenges facing emerging markets amid structural transformations of the global economy. It brings together high-level decision-makers, economic figures, and experts from around the world.
The conference is attended by economists and decision-makers from governments and international financial institutions. Attendees include Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund; Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia; Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari, Minister of Finance of Qatar; Anton Silvanov, Minister of Finance of Russia; Faisal Al-Ibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia; Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund; and Jin Li Chun, President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Other attendees include ministers of economy, planning, and finance, central bank governors of multiple countries, and heads of multilateral development banks.
The “AlUla” Conference represents a prominent global platform for addressing the impact of global economic changes on growth and development in emerging countries.